Here’s how the Miami Heat plan to help those affected by Hurricane Irma

Heat captain Udonis Haslem and coach Erik Spolestra will be among those helping to load pets for relocation to create space at area shelters. (Getty Images)

MIAMI — The Miami Heat plan to help those affected by Hurricane Irma in a variety of ways.

First, Carnival Corporation, the Miami Heat Charitable Fund, and the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation are pledging up to $10 million in funding and in-kind support for relief and rebuilding efforts in Florida and throughout the Caribbean following Hurricane Irma.

The Heat owner and his wife Madeleine will make an immediate donation of $2.5 million from their foundation to Direct Relief, UNICEF and the United Way of Miami-Dade County to support the most timely and urgent relief needs in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

Carnival Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Arison’s company, and the Miami Heat Charitable Fund are each pledging to raise a combined $5 million in funding for relief and recovery efforts. Arison and his wife will match that commitment up to a total of $5 million from the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation, including the organization’s initial $2.5 million donation.

Carnival Cruise Line is also embarking on humanitarian efforts to deliver critical supplies to the most deeply affected areas of Florida and the island nations in the Caribbean that were impacted. 11 ships will be deployed to provide affected ports in the region with crucial supplies and the most immediate necessities, including food, water, clothing, diapers, medical supplies and generators, among others.

“Hurricane Irma has devastated many families and cities that mean so much to us,” Heat president Pat Riley said in a statement. “As a long-time resident of South Florida, I have witnessed the resiliency of our communities; watching neighbors come together to overcome adversity. The South Florida community has supported our organization throughout the years, so it is only fitting that we are there to support and help uplift this community in its time of need.”

In addition, the Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors are teaming up with FedEx to airlift more than 100 pre-Hurricane Irma pets from local Miami animal shelters to no-kill animal shelters in Oakland, Calif.

Due to the severe impact to the South Florida area during Hurricane Irma, many animals were displaced from their owners or abandoned. The relocation of pre-storm animals will create space in the Miami animal shelters for these animals.

A FedEx MD-10 will arrive in Miami carrying more than $11 million worth of relief for victims of Hurricane Irma from Direct Relief International. Once it is unloaded the animals will be loaded onto the aircraft and flown to Oakland.

Heat captain Udonis Haslem, coach Erik Spoelstra and other staffers will assist in loading over 100 dogs and cats from area shelters on board the aircraft. Once they arrive in Oakland, Warriors players Zaza Pachulia and Jordan Bell, assistant coach Willie Green and other Warriors staffers will welcome them.

The animals will be delivered to no-kill shelters in the Oakland area where they will have the opportunity to be adopted by local families.

Miami-Dade Animal Services encourages anyone who has lost their pet to visit the shelter on a daily basis to search for their cat or dog. Animal Services staff is available to help search in all areas of the facility.